Cen Leka

Cen Leka (Albanian: Cen Leka) was an Albanian rebel and leader of the uprising from 1843 to 1844 in Debar.

Biography

He was born in the village of Zogaj in the Dibër. He led the Albanians in Debar in revolt against the Tanzimat reforms. Leka's rebel army attempted to stop the advance of the Ottoman army led by Haireddin Pasha. The rebels offered the greatest resistance in the Battle of Gora, which lasted for five days. According to the report of a French diplomat in Yanina, women and children even participated in the battle. The Ottoman army suffered significant losses but, due to its overwhelming superiority in manpower and weaponry, it managed to force the rebels to leave the battlefield. There is an Albanian folk song dedicated to the battle.[1]

References
  1. Historia e Shqipërisë. Vëllim i dytë / Instituti i historisë Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë, Tiranë, Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë, 1984 p. 129.
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